andy armitage said:

Hi all i have been trying to see if i could trade in Lindas smart passion for the 500 as I don't have the time or inclination to do it privately at the moment they have come back with a better offer which is giving us £4000 for the passion I am just not that up on prices on smarts but it seems a fairly good deal [what do you think is it?] bearing in mind we paid £8000 new just over 4 years ago i think we could ask a little bit more private but it needs a service which is never cheap even if it's only an oil change which it is, that will save us and they will hold that price till the end of feb as the book price drops again then. Also we can keep the car and just swap it for the 500 rather than trying to tie it in with the new one if we go private. Now the other problem is going into the world of Fiat and italian cars which i said i would never ever do because of their mechanical/electrical problems and also quality issues, I know this car is different but i am still getting jittery it's just my luck for Linda to get one and it lets us down all the time, i know, I know i am being a bit daft, just can't help it she hasn't seen one yet so i will take her at the weekend i know she will love it as I certainly do,

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oh you havent heard the story then. In short i had the A3 serviced as warning lights came up in dashboard, should have left it, but was told it would cost £310 for the service, told then to do what needed to be done, collected the car, bill was £779. I lost it in the showroom, told then I wasnt going to take the A5, phoned a dealer in Glasgow, but they couldnt pick up the order until Agnews dropped it. They called me back to say they would give me my first service on the A5 free. Went down to showroom as they wanted me to sign something, showroom manager remaked that he knew I would be back. i through you dickheads and walked out, that was two weeks ago, car is meant to be ready in two weeks time. Im too headstrong and fecked that they done all the extra work on the A3 when i was getting rid of it. it can be seen as my fault as I said " do what needs to be done", but still i didnt mean a bill of £779

Now looking at volvo C30, S40, C70, dont know what else to look. at

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